GIFT: The Path Less Travelled (G), for leela_cat

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Title: The Path Less Travelled
Artist: pythia_delphi
Beta Viewer: alienor77310
Recipient: leela_cat
Rating: G
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): None.
Recipient's Prompt: A picture from my snuna_exchange story of last year - The Tao of Wands (Prompt Two).
Summary: This illustration was inspired by the description of the first time Severus and Luna meet in ' The Tao of Wands.' This

Comments

[iulia_linnea]

Oh, very fairytale-like! This puts me in mind of a woodcut, and I love Luna and Severus' expressions and Luna's funny house in the background. :)

[lunassocks]

Thank you! Fairytale-like was the intent, so I'm glad it came across.

[insaneformality]

Your style is absolutely wonderful! There are so many interesting details. I like especially Luna's hair and Severus' robes.

[lunassocks]

Thank you very much! I'm so pleased you enjoyed the little details.

[leela_cat]

It's gorgeous. Thank you so much. You really captured that moment before Luna turned around to lead Severus into her house.

I love Severus's robes, they're so sharp and pointy, much like him, and contrast so well to the softness of Luna's. And her house, it's exactly as I imagined it with windows and plants all over the place.

[lunassocks]

You're very welcome. I'm so glad you felt it was true to the spirit of your fic, as I wibbled like crazy, especially when rendering the quirky house. That scene was so vividly written by you that I just had to attempt to capture it.

[leela_cat]

You did a wonderful job with the quirky house. It totally matches the image I had in my mind when I was writing the scene.

[lunassocks]

Good-o. That's a relief! :-)

[maggiecate]

The detail in the wood is just extraordinary - the trees look alive! I love your soft Luna contrasted with the angular Severus, and the flowers and her house... even though this is black-and-white if I had to describe it, it would have colours because its just so vibrant. Love it!

[lunassocks]

Thanks so much! I'm pleased the contrasts between the characters came across, and not just because they are in black and white respectively. And I am chuffed to bits that you think this is a 'vibrant' piece.

[cathedralcarver]

This is so very cool! I collect well-illustrated children's books to hand down to my girls, and this could easily be found in my collection :) I hope you're somehow making an income from your amazing talent! The expressions on both their faces are gorgeous, and the detail is breathtaking.

[lunassocks]

*blushes* That's high praise indeed- thanks awfully! Unfortunately, I am only drawing as a hobby at present, and took up fanart fairly recently at that. I would be dead pleased if I were to be able to earn some money from my talent one day, but as I am primarily self-taught, it may be awhile. :-)